455. GENTRY – James G. – March 4, 1884 – September 16, 1947

 

HUNTSVILLE TIMES

Wednesday, September 17, 1947

 

James G. Gentry Passes In Field

 

Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at Owens Cross Roads for James G. GENTRY, 63, who died suddenly about 11 a.m. yesterday while working in the cotton field near his home in that community.

 

Services will be from the Methodist Church and interment will be in Moon Cemetery with Butler Brothers funeral home of New Hope in charge.

 

Surviving are the widow, Mrs. May GENTRY; four daughters, Mrs. Hugh WALL of Pisgah, Mrs. Lawrence WRIGHT of Hollywood, Mrs. Wesley BROWN of Toney, and Mrs. Fate WESTMORELAND of Pisgah; three sons, Gordon GENTRY and Joe GENTRY of Pascagoula, Miss., and Anthony GENTRY at home.

 

Mr. Gentry was a member of the Owens Cross Roads Methodist Church. Pallbearers will be George GILBERT, Amos GOSSETT, Robert SHELTON, Bob KENT, Demer PINKERTON and Roy COOPER.

 

Honorary pallbearers will be Alvie HORTON, Jeff DAILY, Oscar KNOT, Lawrence LAYNE, John SNEED, Elvis TALLEY and Mose CRAFT.